21 Temmuz 2009 Salı

Obvious outrage...

It was obvious that it would happen: not only that MPs start their holidays today (Parliament recess until OCTOBER) but that they would "bury" reams of bad news at the last minute. The Times tells us that..."Ministers bury £32bn tax crisis as recess starts":

"A mountain of bad news was buried by the Government as it rushed out reports and 26 ministerial statements the day before MPs go on holiday. Whitehall sources said that many of the reports were ready to be published weeks ago, and would normally be released in stages, but ministers had insisted they all be delayed till yesterday."

I'm not sure what enrages me more, this news or whether that they won't be back until October 12th! [parliament.uk].

"It also emerged that HM Revenue and Customs has set aside nearly £5 billion to deal with potential claims after a legal victory over VAT by a relative of Ian Fleming, the author"...Baldinio...where are you?

Update Wed 22nd
: Labour seem to have benefitted from this: "The Labour party has been the surprise recipient of a £4.6m ($7.5m) pre-election boost after a successful claim for past overpayments of value added tax." [Financial Times]

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2 yorum:

  1. Hi Span,

    Like you I've ben wondering where Paul has been lately. It's almost a month since his last post and I must admit I'm starting to get a it worried.

    YanıtlaSil
  2. Hi Guys,

    Thanks for the concern - I'm touched. Had a few problems and haven't been feeling too sociable to be honest, even managed to stay clear of the Net for a week at one point!

    Started loads of posts but haven't finished any, I've been reading your posts and apologise for not replying earlier.

    Hope to post again soon, thanks again for the concern and I hope you are both well.

    YanıtlaSil